Jan 02 Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast, local Hezbollah media reports By Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war with Israel began, was also a founder of the group's military wing. His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:00 Escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah grow fears of wider outbreak of war By Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev, Ethan Dodd With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza showing no signs of stopping, exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanese border are raising fears of a widening conflict. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Paul Salem, the president and CEO of the Middle East… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:23 Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict, raising fears of regional war By Simona Foltyn Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire in a limited but slowly escalating conflict. So far, the skirmishes have killed nine Israeli soldiers, four civilians and more than 100 Lebanese, most of them Hezbollah fighters. Israeli officials have said they… Continue watching
Dec 18 France urges Lebanese leaders to work on easing tensions along the border with Israel By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Earlier Monday, Lebanon’s state news agency said an Israeli drone fired a missile at a building close to where the funeral of a Hezbollah fighter was being held in a southern border village, without inflicting any casualties. Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Sullivan said that Washington won't tolerate threats by Hezbollah, which has been attacking Israeli military posts along the border since a day after the Israel-Hamas war began. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 7:26 Abbas Ibrahim discusses Israel-Hamas war and Hezbollah’s looming threat By Simona Foltyn Much of the focus of this latest Israel-Hamas war is focused on Gaza and the brutal fighting there. But a larger, more threatening force in Hezbollah sits across Israel's northern border. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn recently sat down with a… Continue watching
Nov 12 Hezbollah attack wounds 7 Israeli soldiers, 10 others near Lebanon border, Israel says By Amy Teibel, Associated Press Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group Sunday wounded seven Israeli troops and 10 other people, Israel's military and rescue services said. The clashes came as skirmishes between the Iran-backed group and Israeli military continue to intensify along the Lebanon-Israel border. Continue reading
Nov 05 Local officials say an Israeli airstrike killed a woman and 3 children in south Lebanon By Bassam Hatoum, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that two civilian cars carrying members of the same family — one of them a local journalist — were driving between the towns of Ainata and Aitaroun on Sunday when they were hit by… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 4:39 Hezbollah leader warns of regional war if Israel does not de-escalate siege of Gaza By Simona Foltyn, Dan Sagalyn The Hezbollah chief in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, gave a speech for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began almost a month ago. Hezbollah is the most powerful in the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of Iran-aligned actors allied… Continue watching
Oct 25 Hezbollah leader meets with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for first time since Israel-Hamas war erupted By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group met with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted earlier this month. Continue reading